Perhaps Bob should be GOG for grumpy old guy. Hey, that’s what his wife called him! I finally woke up around 8:30. I think I have some low level crud. The forecasted snow did appear so I will be at home all day, probably not receiving callers since I will be in my pjs all day.
OWL I retired in May, the month I turned 65. I still liked my job. I was just tired of irking and the daily grind. Welcome to the retired drains on society group!
Congrats on the retirement! 
{{{yanker}}} condolences on buddy’s passing.
what kind of a truck did you buy? … never mind, just saw the pic, very nice
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Saw this and wondered why someone would post a personal ad here… 
[/quote] I thought the same thing 
swampy our daughter is on the Vestry and their Rector was made the Bishop of a state Diocese. She left the parish in Nov 2019. The search was lengthy, probably due to COVID. They ended up having 4 candidates come in, meet with the Search Committee and with the Vestry, then celebrate mass (er service?). She was finally brought aboard in summer 2021, just seemed like a long process to me.
metalmouse oops, so sorry, I’m thinking it might have been autocorrect
what a diverse group of peeps
kd99 what a tale; beats my story of picking up a young D-I-D on my drive from Phoenix to Sedona. She was walking along the shoulder of the interstate; I stopped and it took about 10-15 minutes to convince her that I was a good person and would not harm her in any way and just wanted to help. She would only let me drive her to the next exit and drop her at a fast food restaurant. I urged her to contact her parents as I’m sure they would be worried about her. She said she would but I’m betting she didn’t (I didn’t have a cellphone, it was Fall 2006, I didn’t get a cellphone until 2013). I think some loser must have dumped her on the side of the road.
Moooooom who’s to say exactly what an omelet is? As long as it has scrambled eggs and cut up pieces of some sort of meat and/or veggies somehow within it, and maybe some cheese or not (note: the cheese does not have to be folded on the inside, melted on top is perfectly fine). I’d love an omelet with mushrooms and onions, although I always melt cheese on top, but that’s just me, you do you. 
Also, I hope that when you and FCD have your weekend away, that your daughter will step up and look in on her Grandma. Also, I agree with Nelly 1000% about FCD being a very good guy and that he is blessed to have you to come home to.
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In two years, I’ll have a birthday that will only last a minute. That will be my sixty-second birthday.
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and welcome Bob!
OWL good for you; Carpe Diem!!! (I only found the MMP after certain posts when your beloved passed so I have you to thank for this group). Not sure if I posted at all in 2022, maybe once or twice, because it was a shitty year for us as well. Glad to have you back.
I read and post on a mini-Ipad. Yesterday morning I started reading and everything was fine. Had to do a task and when I came back to it, there was a message at the top that said “Unfortunately, your browser is unsupported. Please switch to a supported browser to view rich content, log in and reply.” So, I was unable to post yesterday as I don’t have the skills to install a new browser. When I go to dogsit Bella in February, I’ll have my SiL address it. In the meantime am using my hubs computer when its available.
Filtered water this morning and watched some dvr’d tennis. Rest of the day will likely be full of sloth. Although, it’s snowing and a walk in the snow might be a spirit raising endeavor.
Take care all.
Nice that it was a job you liked. I retired from one that was killing me, had unrelenting pressure to catch up to a schedule that was three months behind, and in-house squabbling that drove me crazy. Best thing I ever did.
I’ve been here on this forum for quite some time. Just not very often.
Last night I just kind of fell apart. Somehow I’d broken my own ironclad rule and let myself get my hopes up about improved vision. There’s a reason for the rule, and the crying myself into oblivion is why. I knew better, but I let my guard down. The optometrist said that it’s pretty common for people who’ve had corneal transplants to have trouble seeing differences during refraction, and I’ve had four transplants.
Anyway, today I’m picking up the pieces and concentrating on how grateful I am for the vision I have. I think I’ve mentioned that before the first transplants, my left eye was 20/2200 uncorrected and my right eye was 20/2900. They could correct my vision better then than now (14 procedures make it complex), but still, what a leap! My sister has the same condition, but her vision never got as bad, and the transplants have given her close to 20/20. She emailed me this morning to say how well her eye appointment went. Misery does not love company, so I’m happy for her.
Oh, believe me, it’s suspicious to a LOT of people. It does affect his ability to work: he has to check his work over and over, can’t answer a phone because he has to clean it each time. However, he had a WFH job a few years ago, and he got fired for putting in too few hours. He’s got other issues besides the OCD, like delusions of grandeur. (He thinks he deserves a big salary because he’s special.) It’s been rough on my sister, but she supports him financially because she doesn’t want him living under a bridge. He has no real friends, so she’s his emotional support, too. It’s hard on her, which is why I talk with him. It takes the pressure off her.
GodBod, sorry about the drama with friends. I hope today goes better!
BooFae, sorry about your friend’s husband. She’s wise to hold off on social media until she’s ready.
You can say that again! (Ask me how I know. 
). But sari’s son has his mom to drive him places, which makes it much easier.
sari, I hope today brings good answers and no new crosses to bear. As my mom used to say, too much is enough!
I’d say you’re at least halfway there.
My aches for you.
GOG looks good! I vote for GOG.
Mine does too.
I get it, nellie. I did the same thing to myself with the breathing issues and finally getting diagnosed and put on oxygen. I am now paying the price in depression and let down. I know better, I just didn’t do better.
Of course, that would make Seanetter MAGOG… I’ll get my hat and head off to the swimming pool…
Back from the periodontist. They only used about half the Articaine they used last time, and didn’t numb the area that’s already numb. Feels like it’s wearing off already.
I’ve just put on some porridge, so I can have breakfast in about 45 minutes. Then I’ll go chop wood.
You’re about the only person I know who can lurk while physically present, let alone digitally.
Howdy all. Welcome GOG and welcome back **Ms. Owl. **
I just spent over an hour cleaning and scraping and slicing my homegrown carrot crop. I have them in the slow cooker. I think I will candy them. I also cleaned and got the turnip greens we grew in the pot with a hambone I had leftover in the freezer. Sonny boy will grill up thick poke chops and we shall eat good tonight. Just gotta figure out what to plant next.
Take care all.
I talked with my brother. At first he was trying to sell me on the idea that hope is good, that I should have hope, but after I explained all to him, he said, “So you have determination, and in your case, determination is better than hope.” Exactly. I’m determined to hang on to what vision I have. Hope is decidedly not good for me. This only goes for my vision; in every other area, I have plenty of hope.
Thanks for the comforting sympathy!
Has your fever come back? /worries/
It is normal to grieve over the loss of a beloved pet, they take up so much room in our hearts that the hole hurts for a while.
/says bad words about your vision/ I’m so sorry you are dealing with this, the constant disappointments must be horrible.
Welcome back OW!
Welcome aboard GOG.
{{{nellie}}}
My lip is still numb, but the extraction went well and I’ve even been able to eat a mashed sweet potato and a 'nanner for lunch. After 4, I need to head to the pharmacy for the oral rinse prescription (my pharmacy is inside the Tar-jay, so no drive thru and SIL who drove uses a cane, so we didn’t pick it up on the way home). Meanwhile, I’m gonna take a little nap.
Stay safe and healthy y’all!
Swimming and Sauna have been accomplished, skies are very dark but the Weather Wizards say only a 30% chance of showers…we’ll see. Think I’ll partake of a Subway sammich tonight, trying to use up all the refrigerator stuff before traveling and some stuff is already pretty low.
red, glad the extraction went fine, take care now.
I concur with Brother-unit. You are one of the most determined people I know. But I’ll keep hoping things go better–that’s my small part of it
OK, need to finish the Sudoku’s in the paper and plan for dinner. All y’all take care.
Happy Birthday to anyone and everyone who has a birthday within a stone’s throw of this date!
I’m not a regular Mumper. More like sort of an infrequent Guest Mumper, although “guest” may not be the right word since no one actually invited me. I just show up once in a while.
I’m here because it’s currently snowing outside, so I looked up the forecast. Here are the daytime and nighttime forecasts for the next five days:
Correct me if I’m maybe reading this wrong, but I think there’s gonna be snow!
Oh, well, I have thick fur and my ancestors were working dogs in the snowy mountains of Switzerland, so we’re good with snow. I guess I’ll just go out and play in it.
A couple of years ago, I bought a pair of Ugg knock-offs and didn’t really like them, so they got pushed to the back of my closet and forgotten about. Today I thought I should sweep out my closet and got tired of pushing those boots around and put them up for free on Nextdoor.
I hit submit and someone messaged me about them before I was even able to go back and re-read my post. The lady just came and picked them up and seemed really happy to get them, so I’m happy too.
Next I’m going to deal with the air fryer lid for our insta-pot. Hubs bought a dedicated air fryer and I can’t see either of us using the pot for air frying again, just too much bother.
It feels good to know that I won’t be sweeping around those boots anymore
Tried to vacuum seal some pork shoulder ribs that we picked up at Costco and discovered that my faithful sealer no longer seals. Must be the heating element. Off to the dumpster with it, which is okay for a couple of reasons: I need the space, and I don’t plan to do any long-term food storage.
The wife got her front tooth drilled and filled yesterday without issue.
Think I’ll have a grilled cheese for dinner. Or maybe a bowl of popcorn. Something childish.